Bachmann Sloth

Patients with Marfan syndrome commonly require spinal deformity surgery. The purpose of this case report is to present a rare thoracotomy complication. We present the management of such a patient. In a known case of Marfan syndrome, an 18-year-old Persian man was admitted to our hospital with scoliosis. The patient underwent radiological…[Read more]

To analyze the reproducibility of ultrasonographic (US) findings of rectosigmoid endometriosis among examiners with different level of expertise using stored three-dimensional (3D) volumes of the posterior compartment of the pelvis as a part of SANABA (Sardinia-Navarra-Barcelona) collaborative study.

Six examiners in 3 academic Department…[Read more]

Dissociation is a disconnection between a person’s thoughts, memories, feelings, actions, or sense of who he or she is. Dissociative disorders can be described and understood using the combination of five core symptoms amnesia, depersonalisation, derealisation, identity confusion, or identity alteration. They are frequently associated with…[Read more]

Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with the increased risk of many diseases, especially during early life. Exposure to some toxic metals may decrease vitamin D levels in adults and children in previous studies. However, less is known about the associations of maternal metals exposure during pregnancy with newborns’ vitamin D status.…[Read more]

During negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), open wounds are draped with a nontransparent sponge, making daily wound evaluation impossible. Sometimes, late or undetected bacterial infections and postoperative bleeding result in repetitive surgery, thus prolonging inpatient time. With the introduction of additional fluid instillation (NPWTi), the…[Read more]

Background Appalachian rural pediatric trauma has its unique incidence, presentation, and distribution due to the mechanisms of injury, geographic location, access to care, and social issues. Purpose To review, analyze, and understand pediatric trauma in West Virginia during the period 2017-2019. Materials and methods After institutional review…[Read more]